By the arrival of the R.M.S. Liguria at Albany we are in receipt of the following from our London correspondent:— LONDON, SEPT. 6. ...
Article : 1,164 wordsGreat excitement was caused to-day when it became known that two criminals of a most dangerous character bad succeeded, by a desperate effort, in escaping from the ...
Article : 1,250 wordsThe ordinary monthly meeting of the committee of the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria was held in the Athenæum on Tuesday evening. There was a fair ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 687 wordsThe final session of the Intercolonial Rabbit Commission will commence to-morrow, when the report of the sub-committee appointed to examine the various methods ...
Article : 349 wordsIn the Assembly the first hour or so of to-day's sitting was devoted to personal explanations by Messrs. Stokes, Dickens, and others, who defended themselves against the charge ...
Article : 471 wordsThe Orient Company's R.M.S. Liguria, G. F. Dixon commander, arrived from Colombo at 9 o'clock this morning. She brings the following [?]aloon passengers:— ...
Article : 193 wordsA disastrous fire has occurred here, by which an hotel and store, the property of Messrs. A. H. Moon and Co., Avoca Lead, were burnt to the ground. The fire broke out ...
Article : 1,026 wordsAt the City Court yesterday, before Mr. F. Call, P.M., John Stephens, who was arrested last week on a charge of murdering a Chinaman named Ah Gayong, appeared, on ...
Article : 133 wordsThe steamer Quiraing, which arrived from Burketown via the ports yesterday, brought 19,364oz. of gold. Large quantities of wool are arriving from ...
Article : 143 wordsOne of the largest gatherings ever witnessed in connection with an installation ceremony took place in the Albert-hall, Clifton Hill, on Monday, October 7, when the Albert Victor ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 237 wordsThe loan estimates were tabled in the Assembly this afternoon, £250,000 was provided for immigration, £1,000,000 for the coustruc-of such railways as Parliament may approve ...
Article : 186 wordsBYADUK, OCT. 7.—The country generally is looking splendid, with every promise of abundance of grass. Shearing is just about commencing in the early sheds. The clip should turn out very ...
Article : 409 wordsThe Corella Downs case, in which the firm of Smith and Macaush, of Sydney, were sued by J. D. M'Pherson for £25,000 for cattle trespass, was concluded to-day, when ...
Article : 188 wordsThe following letter has been addressed to the Chief Secretary by the managers of theatres in the city of Melbourne, and other theatrical managers:— ...
Article : 387 wordsIn the Council to-day the third reading of the Employers' Liability Bill was carried, and the Council rose at 12 minutes to 6. In the Absembly Mr. Basedow suggested ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 42 wordsThe steamer Ruapehu, from London August 28, Teneriffe September 3, Cape September 18, arrived here to-day with 227 passengers, of whom 38 land here, mostly ...
Article : 166 wordsBREWARRINA, OCT. 8.—After threatening for several days, splendid rain set in on Saturday evening, and continued steadily during the night and the greater part of Sunday, a total fall of 180 points being ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 171 wordsIt is reported that the Ellis line intendes running a steamer between Melbourne and New Zealand. Major Campbell, after 34 years' service, has ...
Article : 260 wordsSir,—With your king permission I wi[?] correct a slight inaccuracy in the allusion in your columns to-day to "Baby" Nicholls, in which Mr. H. H. Vincent states that her ...
Article : 176 wordsBARCALDINE, OCT. 8.—1,985 bales of wool were despatched during the week ending to-day. Wellshot finished shearing last week, putting through 260,000. 2,000 fat wethers were trucked last week ...
Article : 278 wordsThe total amount received by Mr. Bennet, treasurer of the relief fund, up to yesterday was £20,482 16s. 5d., which, together with the sum of £1,570 collected from outside ...
Article : 170 wordsA serious robbery was committed at the South Brisbane branch of the Queensland National Bank, apparently sometime on Monday night. The amount taken is £3,800 ...
Article : 122 wordsDr. Youl held an inquest at the Melbourne Hospital yesterday on the body of the young girl Lily Margaret Ware, who was killed at Spencer-street on Monday night. Evidence was ...
Article : 139 wordsAn old man named John O'Nell, 76 years of age, was brought before the Prahran Bench on Monday charged with an attempt to commit suicide. Constable Moncrieff deposed ...
Article : 112 wordsAt a special meeting of the Castlemaine District Teachers' Association, held on the 5th inst., it was unanimously resolved that the members for the district in both Houses ...
Article : 93 wordsChristopher Farrell, alias Thomas and James Shaw, was born in Liverpool in 1828, and was transported to the colonies while he was quite a youth. When he gained his freedom ...
Article : 502 wordsA young man, named Joseph Ellsworth, 24 years of age, was found dead this afternoon in a paddock at Mount Prospect. He left home on a shooting excursion on Thursday ...
Article : 98 wordsBYADUK, OCT. 7.—During the early part and middle of last week the weather was very close and [?]ltry. On Friday and Saturday extremely high winds prevalled, which had a very drying effect upon ...
Article : 60 wordsOn Monday afternoon the residence of Mr. W. Pomeroy, Marlborough-street, Balaclava, was entered, and a silver watch valned at £4 and other articles were stolen. A Key left ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wed 9 Oct 1889, Page 8
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